November 4,, 2014 – A study of national data finds that gun deaths are twice as high among black Americans as they are among white Americans. Also, rates of firearms-related fatalities do not necessarily correspond to the gun control legislation of individual states.

November 2, 2014 – Although all people with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, are at risk for diabetic eye disease, African Americans with diabetes are at higher risk of losing vision or going blind from the disease.

October 24, 2014 – For 20 years, the heart transplant unit at Sydney’s St. Vincent’s Hospital has been working hard to figure out a way to transplant a dead heart into a live patient. Doctors from the team announced their work had paid off.

Flu Shots And Ebola: Guess Which One Americans Should Be More Concerned About?

October 7, 2014 – Racial inequities in health intersect with other factors such as wealth inequalities, the recession and subprime lending, to increase foreclosure risk for African-American homeowners, a new study lead by a Yale School of Public Heath researcher has found.

August 11, 2014 – Having a chronic health condition doesn’t mean you have to lose control over your health. Every day you take steps, like eating right, monitoring your blood sugar, and watching your weight, to manage your diabetes and ensure the healthiest possible future.

After Six Weeks, House And Senate Agree On Plan To Fix Veterans Health Program

July 28, 2014 – After more than six weeks of sometimes testy talks, House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a compromise plan to fix a veterans health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up delays.

July 24, 2014 – By the current blood test for vitamin D, most African-Americans are deficient. But the problem is with the test, not the patients. According to a new study the vast majority of African-Americans have plenty of the form of vitamin D that counts

July 24, 2014 – For many years, high medical bills have been a leading cause of financial distress and bankruptcy in America. 1 in 5 Americans still face hardships due to medical costs and African-Americans continue to be the hardest hit.

HIV Diagnosis Rate Down By A Third In The U.S. Over Last Decade, Experts Rejoice

July 19, 2014 – The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds. Experts celebrated it as hopeful news that the AIDS epidemic may be slowing in the U.S.

July 19, 2014 – Thousands flocked to the Indiana Convention Center this morning to get face time with doctors and useful health information at the INShape Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair. The fair runs through 9 p.m. tonight.

July 18, 2014 – The CDC said that the patient is a man who apparently had not traveled abroad recently, and the federal agency is investigating how he became infected and is closely monitoring the possible appearance of other cases in the area.

National African American Hepatitis C Action Day Provides Health Resources Nationwide, July 25

July 16, 2014 – National African American Hepatitis C Action Day (NAAHCAD), a national mobilization initiative officially proclaimed in July 2013, is aimed at reducing the high incidence of Hepatitis C infection in black communities.

June 25, 2014 – Responding to a major case of research misconduct, federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of filing charges against a scientist after he admitted falsifying data that led to millions in grants and hopes of a breakthrough in AIDS vaccine research.

June 16, 2014 – It appears that reducing systolic blood pressure below 120 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury) provides no additional benefits for people with high blood pressure, according to new findings from a two-decades-long study of heart disease risk.

Lawmakers Push To Approve Bill That Will Improve Wait Times For Veterans Seeking Medical Care

June 12, 2014 – After two overwhelming votes in two days, members of Congress say they are confident they can agree on a bill to improve veterans’ health care and send it to the president’s desk by the end of the month.

June 12, 2014 – Warning: After you read this, you will probably want to wash your hands. To learn where germs like to hang out, BHZ picked the brains of a couple of experts to get the dirt on the dirtiest places in your home.

June 7, 2014 – As CBS News has found, more than 19 million whites fall below the poverty line of $23,021 for a family of four, accounting for more than 41 percent of the nation’s destitute, nearly double the number of poor blacks.

June 5, 2014 – A whopping 68.2 percent of residents polled said they did not wear a condom the last time they had sex, according to some numbers just released by the Department of Health’s Community Health Survey.

June 3, 2014 – Minorities at a higher risk of developing hypertension used a community-based program to significantly lower their blood pressure, researchers said at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2014 Scientific Sessions.

May 31, 2014 – Most of us make it a point to cover our mouths when we cough, wash our hands frequently, and wipe down our desks and other germy surfaces. But there’s another strategy for your flu-fighting arsenal you may not know about: keeping a lid on your toilet.

May 29, 2014 – The incidence of measles cases in the United States has reached its highest level in the last 20 years with almost 300 new cases so far this year, according to figures compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 29, 2014 – You can never have too much of a good thing, right? I used to think that when it came to sex. What harm is there in luxuriating in a lot of loving? Then I learned that an overly zealous sexfest can indeed have you walking more than a little funny.

May 22, 2014 – When I remarked to a friend of mine that she never seems to look any older as the years go by, she replied: “That’s because black don’t crack”. Not the answer I was expecting, but after she convinced me that this is a common term, I looked into the evidence, and discovered that she is at least partly right.

May 21, 2014 – Nearly 29 percent of COPD patients had heart failure, compared with 13 percent of patients without COPD. The researchers then analyzed the data by race and found that about 35 percent of blacks with COPD had heart failure, compared with about 15 percent of blacks without COPD.

May 19, 2014 – Eating just 2 large meals a day, consisting of breakfast and lunch, could be the best way for people with type 2 diabetes to help control their weight and their blood sugar, new research suggests.

May 15, 2014 – Every person covered by Medicare would shell out an additional $3 a month if the government agreed to pay to screen certain current and former smokers for lung cancer, a new study estimates.

Florida Hospital Workers Who Came In Contact With MERS Patient Have Flu-Like Symptoms

May 14, 2014 – Employees at two Orlando hospitals who came in contact with a Saudi resident infected by the second confirmed U.S. case of a rare virus are being monitored for symptoms and have been told to stay home for two weeks, health officials said Tuesday.

May 13, 2014 – If you tower over your neighbors, those findings may add inches to your ego. But don’t let height go to your head! Studies have linked both tallness and shortness to a variety of health risks and benefits.

Contemporary studies, have shown that married people are less likely to get pneumonia, have surgery, develop cancer or have heart attacks. A group of Swedish researchers has found that being married or cohabiting at midlife is associated with a lower risk for dementia.

The consequences of psychological stress, resulting from racial discrimination, may contribute to racial health disparities in conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other age-associated diseases.

Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, Pontz has been almost completely blind for years. Now, thanks to a high-tech procedure that involved the surgical implantation of a “bionic eye,” he’s regained enough of his eyesight to catch small glimpses of his wife, grandson and cat.

People who have accounts on the enrollment website for President Barack Obama’s signature health care law are being told to change their passwords following an administration-wide review of the government’s vulnerability to the confounding Heartbleed Internet security flaw.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning just as the health care law – known as Obamacare – for which she has battled since 2010 appears to have gotten on track after embarrassing early rollout failures, The New York Times reported Thursday.

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it has approved the first tablet in the U.S. for gradually reducing hay fever symptoms, an alternative to months of weekly doctor visits for uncomfortable allergy-desensitizing shots.

The new health care law helps some people, hurts others and confuses almost everyone. Hoping to simplify things a bit, the Associated Press asked its Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus followers for their real-life questions about the program and the problems.

A new study based on genetic testing of 150,000 people has found a rare mutation that protects even fat people from getting Type 2 diabetes. The effect is so pronounced — the mutation reduces risk by two-thirds.

Carcinogenic cells establish themselves in the brain and form new tumors as they cling to capillary blood vessels and synthesize proteins that block the brain’s natural defenses against them, according to a study published in Cell magazine.

In 2011, there were almost 41.4 million Americans aged 65 and over and 5.7 million aged 85 and over. Over the next 50 years, the number of people aged 65 and older is expected to more than double to 92 million and the number of people aged 85 and older is expected to triple to 18 million.

Cold Weather, Temperature Changes, Could Lead To Increased Risk Of Strokes

People of color have a lower risk of developing skin cancer than Caucasians, but they are not immune to the disease. In fact, skin cancer is often diagnosed at a more advanced stage in people of color, which can make it more difficult to treat.

To feel what you touch — that’s the holy grail for artificial limbs. In a step toward that goal, European researchers created a robotic hand that let an amputee feel differences between a bottle, a baseball and a mandarin orange.

As Obamacare Deadline Nears, Aggressive Tactics Are Used To Sign Up Young Americans

Less than two months before the March 31 sign-up deadline, the administration is lagging behind its goal. Young adults made up about one-fourth of the 2.2 million people who enrolled in the exchanges through December, the last time the administration released demographic data.

A new battlefield lifesaver in the form of a syringe can seal a gunshot wound in just seconds. Supporters hope the ‘XStat’ will replace gauze, which army medics have used to treat life threatening war injuries for centuries.

Group Calls Michigan’s African-American Homicide Rate A Public Health Crisis

The prototype, which Google says will take at least five years to reach consumers, is one of several medical devices being designed by companies to make glucose monitoring for diabetic patients more convenient and less invasive than traditional finger pricks.

Certain current or former heavy smokers should start getting yearly scans for lung cancer to cut their risk of death from the nation’s top cancer killer, government advisers said Monday — even as they stressed that the tests aren’t for everyone.

It may be easy to see that beauty is deeply rooted in your family tree. But some things that are passed down from generation to generation are not as easily seen—like glaucoma, an eye disease that runs in families and often has no warning signs.

Sure your liver or kidney could save someone’s life. But would you donate your hands, or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor may get more complicated than just checking a box on your driver’s license.

The Food and Drug Administration says there is no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and there is some evidence they may pose health risks.

Flu Season Off To A Better Start Than Last Year, Centers For Disease Control Says

A genetic mutation associated with an increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other health problems is common in Africans and people of African descent worldwide, according to a new study.

Health Care Website Updates Get Mixed Reviews, Traffic Doubles On First Day Of Revamp

Counselors helping people use the federal government’s online health exchange are giving mixed reviews to the updated site, with some zipping through the application process while others are facing the same old sputters and even crashes.

President Barack Obama announced a new initiative at the National Institutes of Health in pursuit of a cure for HIV, saying his administration is redirecting $100 million into the project to find a new generation of therapies.

President Barack Obama on Thursday announced changes intended to improve the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and ease public anger over the functioning of the HealthCare.gov Web site and the ACA-linked cancellation of existing health insurance policies.

A gene variant common in African-Americans predicts that people with that gene who also have chronic kidney disease (CKD) are twice as likely to progress to kidney failure as African-Americans without the high-risk gene and white people with CKD.

For decades, if you asked your doctor what your odds were of suffering a heart attack, the answer would turn on a number: your cholesterol level. Now the nation’s first new heart disease prevention guidelines in a decade take a very different approach, focusing more broadly on risk and moving away from specific targets for cholesterol.

U.S. President Barack Obama publicly apologized on Thursday to people who will have to change their health insurance plans to comply with the standards set by the health reform law passed in 2010, after having promised repeatedly over the past several years that they would be able to keep their current plans if they were satisfied with them.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday called the problems with the Web site via which the public can access information on new medical insurance programs “unacceptable” in testimony before a House committee.

Several deadly diseases strike black Americans harder and more often than they do white Americans. Fighting back means genetic research. It means changing the system for testing new drugs. It means improving health education. It means overcoming disparities in health care.

We all know them – they are sold in stores everywhere now: antibacterial wipes that promise instant sanitization and destruction of all germs, when you have no soap and water handy. But despite their popular use, are they really doing their job? Are antibacterial wipes really effective?

President Barack Obama pledged to stamp out the gremlins plaguing his administration’s signature health-care overhaul Monday, saying there was no “sugarcoating” the difficulties faced by Americans hoping to sign up for insurance coverage online.

The Affordable Care Act –will help make health insurance coverage more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans. For African Americans, like other racial and ethnic minorities, the law will address inequities and will increase access to quality, affordable health coverage, invest in prevention and wellness, and give individuals and families more control over their care.

Barack Obama has blamed Republicans on “an ideological crusade” for the shutdown of the US government. Saying that they forced an unnecessary budget crisis purely because they want to dismantle his health care program.

There’s a reason Republicans have been rushing to try and defund the Affordable Care Act before October 1, when major sections of the law take effect. Republicans know what polls show, that most Americans don’t know what’s in ObamaCare, but when told what the law actually includes, a strong majority support the law.

Gene Scans Could Hold Cures To Mystery Diseases In Children And Adults

Adults with strange symptoms and children with neurological problems, mental slowness or muscles too weak to let them stand were some of there symptoms of mysterious diseases that have perplexed doctors for decades.Now scientists say they were able to crack a quarter of these cases by decoding the patients’ genes.

The FDA said Monday that the vast majority of these health care apps don’t pose much of a risk to consumers if they malfunction, and will not be federally regulated. Instead, the agency will focus on a handful of apps that turn smartphones into devices, like a heart monitor, or medical attachments that plug into smartphones, like arm cuffs that measure blood pressure.

A report from government advisers shows that the U.S. is facing a crisis in how to deliver cancer care. While baby boomers reach their tumor-prone years, doctors have a hard time keeping up with complex new treatments.

Cost, fear and a lack of information are barriers for minorities in urban communities to learn and perform CPR, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Black Americans are more likely than whites to get too little sleep and this disparity is greatest among people in professional occupations, a new study shows. Lack of sleep has been linked with increased risk of health problems, such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and even death.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about a recall of up to 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels that can show incorrect, abnormally high blood sugar readings.

Afraid there may be peanuts or other allergens hiding in that cookie? Thanks to a cradle and app that turn your smartphone into a handheld biosensor, you may soon be able to run on-the-spot tests for food safety, environmental toxins, medical diagnostics and more.

U.S. life expectancy has been growing steadily for decades, and is now nearly 79 for newborns. Southern states tend to have higher rates of smoking, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and a range of other illnesses. They also have problems that affect health, like less education and more poverty.

Black patients with peripheral artery disease have an increased risk of death following heart bypass surgery compared to white patients, and therefore require closer follow-up, according to a new study.

Here’s the dream scenario: A patient donates cells, either from a biopsy or maybe just a blood draw. A lab uses them, or cells made from them, to seed onto a scaffold that’s shaped like the organ he needs. Then, says Dr. Harald Ott of Massachusetts General Hospital, “we can regenerate an organ that will not be rejected (and can be) grown on demand and transplanted surgically, similar to a donor organ.”

Insurance companies are showing interest in providing coverage under “Obamacare,” a development likely to increase market competition and give uninsured people more choices than they now have, the White House said Thursday. Many of the 14 million people who currently buy their own insurance plans could also benefit.

People with heart failure are more likely to experience poorer health from having a thyroid gland that is even mildly underactive, according to a new study. And among black patients, the researchers found an increased risk of death linked to the condition, which is known as hypothyroidism.

Every April the American Cancer Society and other organizations work together to raise awareness about cancer among minorities in honor of National Minority Health Month and National Minority Cancer Awareness Week, celebrated this year April 15-21.

According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation’s Spring Allergy Capitals report, which highlights the worst cities for allergy sufferers, this year Jackson, Mississippi is taking the number one spot due to high pollen and the population’s heavy reliance on allergy medications.

Although differences in cultural preferences, wealth or access to top hospitals are blamed for many healthcare disparities, a new study concludes those are not the main reasons that blacks with poor leg circulation are almost twice as likely to be amputated as whites with the same condition.

Adults going blind because of a rare eye disease may regain the ability to do daily tasks, such as navigating a sidewalk or detecting sunlight, from the first implanted artificial retina to win U.S. regulatory approval.

A new report finds that cancer rates among blacks in the United States are on the decline, especially among black men, and the improvement may have saved almost 200,000 people from dying of the disease since the early 1990s.

Black people and those without private health insurance are less likely than others to receive a kidney transplant before their condition deteriorates to the point that they need dialysis, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore.

New Stomach Bug Sweeping The Globe Is Taking Over In the US, Health Officials Say

A new strain of stomach bug making its rounds around the world has arrived in the U.S., health officials say. Since September, more than 140 outbreaks in the U.S. have been caused by the new Sydney strain of norovirus.

To many, cancer remains one of the most frightening diagnoses in modern medicine. But much of this fear is a result of myths that have circulated for years in spite of the good information that is available.

Back in 2004, the Joint Commission, a group that certifies health care providers, issued rules to try and prevent wrong-site surgery. But these devastating mistakes have continued unabated, and recent estimates put the number at 40 per week in the United States.

HIV testing could become as common as cholesterol check-ups. New screening guidelines proposed by an independent panel insist Americans ages 15 to 64 should get an HIV test at least once—not just people considered at high risk for the virus.

Keloid scars are defined as an abnormal scar that grows beyond the boundary of the original site of a skin injury. Keloid scars are seen 15 times more in highly pigmented ethnic groups rather than Caucasians.

A treatment used for heart disease, which many doctors consider to be fringe medicine, has unexpectedly showed promise in a new study, sparking debate about the findings. The study tested chelation, infusions that may help remove calcium from hardened arteries around the heart. While chelation has long been used to treat lead poisoning, its safety for heart disease remains unproven.

Killer Faces Life In Prison After Confessing To Girl’s Murder When He Thought He Was Dying Of A Heart Attack – Then Surviving!

James Washington was having a heart attack when he called a police officer over to his hospital bed in 2009. While he hoped for absolution, what he got instead was a medical miracle. And now, a murder charge.

The torrential rains and hurtling winds of “superstorm” Sandy are slowly passing through, along with some of the more acute health dangers such as falling trees and high flood waters. But in the days, weeks and months to come, residents of the hardest hit areas will face myriad risks to their health, experts say.

Superstorm Sandy Leaves New York City Hospitals Powerless Due To Flooding

Although the industry hates parts of President Barack Obama’s health care law, major outfits such as UnitedHealth Group and BlueCross Blue Shield also stand to rake in billions of dollars from new customers who’ll get health insurance under the law. The companies already have invested tens of millions to carry it out.

If someone collapses, their survival rate may depend on where they live. A new study concludes those who suffer from cardiac arrest in a poor neighborhood are half as likely to get CPR from family members at home or from bystanders on the street then whites.

One of the world’s oldest and cheapest drugs is showing promise in fighting cancer. A new study has shown patients who regularly took aspirin lived longer than those who didn’t. These individuals had a mutation in a gene that’s thought to play a role in colon cancer.

A study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas also revealed that blacks and those in high-poverty areas are more likely than others to be diagnosed with colon cancer in an emergency situation. The researchers noted when cancer diagnoses are delayed until an emergency arises, the risk for complications and death increases.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer for all Americans, and stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death. As frightening as those statistics are the risks of getting those diseases are even higher for African-Americans.

You’ve taken sex ed, have hands-on experience and have seen every episode of ‘Sex and the City’ — twice. So, you think you know a lot about sex? Here are the 20 things your health teacher most certainly never taught you:

For the most part, acne is a colorblind disease. It develops and is treated the same way regardless of skin tone. However, darker skin tends to get dark spots (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation) after an acne lesion goes away.

Lack Of Sleep May Be Linked To Weight Gain And Diabetes, Says New Study

If you haven’t scheduled some time to catch up on sleep this weekend, then you might want to do so now – your health may depend on it. Lack of sleeps affects the ability for fat cells to respond to insulin efficiently.

Through insightful interviews, captivating portraits and poignant journal writing, the Faces of HIV project examines the effects of stigmas, the personal relationships and care issues associated with being HIV positive.

African American skin has larger melanosomes (cells that determine skin color) and the melanosomes contain more of the pigment melanin than those found in white skin. Because of the protective effect of melanin, African-Americans are better protected against skin cancer and premature wrinkling from sun exposure.

Last year’s flu shot won’t shield you this year: Two new strains of influenza have begun circling the globe, and the updated vaccine appears to work well against them, government officials said Thursday.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was booed by an African-American crowd on Wednesday when he told them he would eliminate President Barack Obama’s signature policy achievement, the U.S. healthcare overhaul.

There are many important differences between the two men who would be President. Here is a guide to where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on healthcare.

Mysterious Disease Leaves Patients With AIDS-like Symptoms, But Not HIV

Aids researchers believe the time may have come to think the unthinkable: a growing body of expert opinion believes a cure for HIV infection is no longer a scientific impossibility but a realistic goal that scientists could reach in the very near future.

Black people who survived strokes caused by bleeding in the brain were more likely than whites to have high blood pressure a year later – increasing their risk of another stroke, according to a study in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Pubic hair does have a purpose, providing cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury, protection from bacteria and other unwanted pathogens, and is the visible result of long awaited adolescent hormones, certainly nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about.

House Republicans generally avoided talk of replacement measures on Tuesday as they mobilized for an election-season vote to repeal the health care law that stands as President Barack Obama’s signature domestic accomplishment.

Houston pastor Timothy W. Sloan has felt for years that he needed to talk about HIV and AIDS with his congregation. But he worried the 3,000 mostly African-American parishioners at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Humble, Texas, could be offended and leave the church or curtail their giving.

Diabetes and high blood pressure can damage the kidneys and lead to kidney disease. You need to get checked for kidney disease if you have one of these conditions. Here are some other reasons to get checked:

No one’s allowed to say that you can easily avoid diabetes and sometimes even reverse diabetes naturally. But studies clearly show that avoiding diabetes and actually even reversing mild diabetes is not that difficult.

Do you know how to avoid diabetes? How about how to reverse diabetes naturally? The problem is no one’s allowed to tell you that you can usually avoid diabetes and sometimes even reverse diabetes naturally.

African-Americans are less likely to suffer sun damage and the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays. African-Americans also have lower chances of getting skin cancer. Depending on the darkness of the skin…..

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama’s healthcare law on Thursday in an election-year triumph for him and fellow Democrats and a setback for Republican opponents of the most sweeping overhaul since the 1960s of the unwieldy U.S. healthcare system.

The best that modern science can say for sexual abstinence is that it’s harmless when practiced in moderation. Having regular and enthusiastic sex, by contrast, confers a host of measurable physiological advantages, be you male or female.

Researchers at Harvard and Brown universities say a racial gap persists in health care regardless of what health insurance plans people have, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

Blacks have a higher rate of multiple, large-joint osteoarthritis and knee osteoarthritis than whites do, a new study finds. Osteoarthritis is a painful chronic disease caused by a loss of cartilage in the joints.

The stress associated with racial discrimination may take a heavy toll on the body, researchers say. The finding could help explain why certain racial groups tend to have more heart disease, diabetes and other age-related conditions.

HIV could be reduced to a “minor chronic infection” akin to herpes, scientists developing a new vaccine have claimed. Spanish researchers found that 22 of 24 healthy people (92 per cent) developed an immune response to HIV after being given their MVA-B vaccine.

It’s well known that blacks are at greater risk for developing high blood pressure than whites are, but new research now suggests they also progress more rapidly from a pre-hypertension state to full-blown high blood pressure.

Have you ever had sex with someone outside your race? Would you be interested in having sex with someone of another race? Is interracial sex a taboo to you? This is a very controversial topic. “Why the hell would someone prefer to have interracial sex?᾿ most people may ask.

The statistics on distracted driving are startling. The U.S. Department of Transportation statistics indicate that in 2008 nearly 6,000 people died and more than half a million were injured in crashes associated with driver distractions of all types.

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) pose a serious and widespread health threat in the United States. Though most STDs can be easily diagnosed and treated, many have no noticeable symptoms, and infected individuals may not seek testing or treatment. As a result, many infections go undetected. Without treatment, individuals with STDs are at risk of serious health problems, such as infertility.

1. Exercise. “Sexual activity is a form of physical exercise,” according to Dr. Michael Cirigliano of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Making love three times a week burns around 7,500 calories in a year — the equivalent of jogging 75 miles……

Symptoms may range from muscle ache to shooting or stabbing pain, limited flexibility and range of motion, or an inability to stand straight. Chronic back pain is pain that persists for more than 3 months. It is often progressive and the cause can be difficult to determine.

A new study hints at one reason that black Americans are at a higher risk of death from heart disease than whites: Blacks appear to have higher levels of a certain type of plaque that builds up in arteries and is not detected in standard screening.

Tony Hansberry II isn’t waiting to finish medical school to contribute to improved medical care. He has already developed a stitching technique that can be used to reduce surgical complications, as well as the chance of error among less experienced surgeons.

Adults under the age of 50 who live in low-income neighborhoods experience more chronic pain than those in more affluent communities, new research finds. Blacks, however, experienced more chronic pain and disability than whites regardless of where they lived….

Having high triglycerides levels is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. But learning how to lower triglycerides, with a healthy triglycerides diet of foods to lower triglycerides and a healthy lifestyle, is easy.

While many people welcome spring, summer and fall as their favorite seasons, this doesn’t include the 40 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergy symptoms. But you don’t have to be a victim of airborne seasonal allergies.

One out of three stroke victims die. And many of the rest are left with major disabilities. But stroke prevention works. And right now is the very best time to begin stroke prevention by learning how to prevent a stroke.

It’s the time of year for sneezing, coughing and the oh-so-dreaded flu. Are you doing everything you can to prepare your family for the onslaught of cold and flu season? In addition to increasing your intake of Vitamin C, and perhaps getting a flu shot, there are a number of quick tips to help your family survive this winter – healthier and happier.

There are millions of Americans who have some type of health insurance coverage as well as millions who are without health insurance. Data for these Americans are gathered and compiled by the United States Census Bureau.

Young black men who have sex with men get infected with HIV nearly five times more often than MSM from other races, even though they don’t have more unprotected sex. The discrepancy has long mystified public health experts, but a new study by investigators at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere now offers a possible explanation for it.

Many African-American patients refuse to join medical studies because they fear they will be lied to and harmed by scientists who view them as human guinea pigs, according to a study by Johns Hopkins researchers.

P.A.D. is more common in African Americans than any other racial or ethnic group. This may be in part because some of the conditions that raise the risk for developing P.A.D., such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are more common among African Americans.

A new study found that black patients who watched story segments on DVDs of others sharing their stories about high blood pressure helped them make substantial improvements in their own blood pressure.

It’s true. There are natural home arthritis remedies that can help prevent the spread and severity of arthritis to give you natural arthritic relief. Some natural arthritis home remedies can strengthen the immune system and others reduce the painful inflammation that comes with arthritis.

It’s important to know the 5 warning signs of a stroke, because once stroke symptoms start, they move rapidly and time is limited. A stroke is often fatal and knowing warning signs of stroke symptoms can save your life.

African ancestry does not explain why black Americans are more likely than whites to have high blood pressure, a new study says. But there is a significant association between low education levels and high blood pressure in blacks.

Adult male circumcision, in which the foreskin of the penis is surgically removed, has emerged as one of the more powerful reducers of infection risk. Some studies are finding that it decreases the odds that a heterosexual man will contract HIV by 57 percent or more.

A program promoting exercise and other healthy lifestyle habits that can help prevent chronic disease proved effective for black American couples in which one partner has HIV and the other does not, a new study finds.

Does stress affect health negatively? Absolutely! Studies show physical stress symptoms are behind at least 83% of the health problems leading to doctor visits. And that doesn’t include the psychological effects of stress.

Dr. Burnett is recognized for being a world-authority in the science and medicine of male erectile dysfunction. His work paved the way for the clinical development of oral medications to treat erectile dysfunction such as Viagra.

Health care costs are skyrocketing. Health insurance premiums have doubled in the last 8 years, rising 3.7 times faster than wages in the past 8 years, and increasing co-pays and deductibles threaten access to care. Many insurance plans cover only a limited number of doctors’ visits or hospital days, exposing families to unlimited financial liability…… Obama and Biden have the answer……

Stress consequences can damage your mental, emotional and physical health. Actually, the consequences of stress are the most common cause of disease, accounting for at least 75 to 90% of all doctors’ visits.

Annual HIV Infections In U.S. Relatively Stable, Alarming Increase Among Young, Black Gay And Bisexual Men

”More than 30 years into the HIV epidemic, about 50,000 people in this country still become infected each year. Not only do men who have sex with men continue to account for most new infections, young gay and bisexual men are the only group in which infections are increasing, and this increase is particularly concerning among young African American MSM….

When it comes to our senses, we tend to think that sight, touch, and sound are the most important sensual cues for humans. But when it comes to sex, odors can accelerate puberty, control a woman’s menstrual cycles, affects her moods, alter men’s hormone levels and even influence sexual orientation.

African-Americans and Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in later stages of the disease. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among both African-American men and women.

Breast and colon cancers are deadlier for black women than they are for white women. Blacks also have a worse five-year survival rate than whites for all cancers—57 percent compared to 66 percent, according to the report.

Middle-aged black people may benefit from a routine national glaucoma screening program, according to new research. A computer-based mathematical model found routine screening could make a modest reduction in the number of people who go blind or become visually impaired from the eye disease.

People of all races and colors get skin cancer. This common cancer develops in people of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American descent. Even Aboriginal Australians have heard the diagnosis, “You have skin cancer.” When skin cancer develops in skin of color, the cancer is more often advanced by the time it is diagnosed. Researchers are not sure why. It could be that the cancer is not recognized until the later stages in skin of color.

Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA is the 18th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. As America’s Doctor, she provides the public with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and the health of the nation.

Despite having equal access to health care through military health insurance, black women with breast cancer are less likely than white women to receive certain aggressive treatments, according to the findings of a new study.

If you’re tired of feeling tired and fatigue all the time, you’re not alone. Statistics show that 1 out of 4 people feel tired all the time. For most of them, fatigue is so intense that it keeps them from having a normal, happy, productive life. And since constantly feeling tired is almost always the first symptom of all degenerative diseases, it can be dangerous.

You do not have to stop eating chocolate cake or start running marathons to improve your health. Making small but steady changes in your eating and physical activity habits, over time, may help you lose weight if you need to, feel better, and improve your health.

Tobacco facts are devastating. And smoking health risks are a major worldwide health threat. Tobacco is responsible for a million preventable premature American deaths every year – but that’s just in the U.S.

According to the National Diabetes Education Program, there is a current epidemic of diabetes among African Americans. African Americans are one of the largest groups in the population in the United States that are contracting Type II diabetes…

You have to know how to stop emotional eating and stop overeating if you want to lose weight and keep it off successfully. Emotional eating and overeating can’t really satisfy an insatiable appetite anyway…

Want to sleep better, overcome depression or relieve anxiety? These are just a few of the many priceless benefits of exercise. If you could put those exercise benefits into a pill, it would be a billion-dollar drug! Regular physical activity as simple as just taking a daily walk can…

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A study by scientists at Johns Hopkins discovered that a single alteration in the genetic code in about a fourth of African-Americans helps protect them from coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death in Americans of all races.

High blood pressure may help to explain why deaths from heart disease and stroke vary according to geography, race and sex, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

While vitamin D deficiency is associated with fatal stroke among whites, it is not linked to more stroke deaths among blacks, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2010.

Smoking boosts the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in black Americans, and heavy smokers and those with a genetic risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis are among those most likely to develop the joint disease, a new study has found.